Wallonia - Walloon Region / French Community of Belgium
The Walloon Region, commonly called Wallonia, is one of the three Regions of Belgium. The region represents 33% of the population and 55% of the territory of Belgium. It is predominantly French-speaking but there are also German-speaking communes in the east. Wallonia borders ► Flanders, the ► Netherlands, ► France, ► Germany and ► Luxembourg.As the other regions, the Walloon Region has its own parliament and government and exercizes its functions by the limits defined by the Belgian constitution. Its capital is Namur. Its official languages are French and German.

The French Community of Belgium is one of the three official communities in Belgium along with the Flemish Community and the German speaking Community. Although its name could suggest that it is a community of French citizens in Belgium, it is not. The French Community of Belgium is rather not a group of people or inhabitants, but an official institution of which the name refers to French-speaking Belgian citizens. As such, it is sometimes called the French-speaking Community of Belgium. The French Community of Belgium has its own parliament, government and administration.
Part of Wallonia is also the German-speaking Community of Belgium, one of the three federal communities in Belgium. It is the main part of the so-called East Cantons (German Ost-Kantone) of Belgium. It has an area of 854 km², and a population of over 71,000, of which almost 100% are German speaking (traditionally Ripuarian-speaking). Its capital is Eupen; it is part of the province of Liège and borders on the ► Netherlands, ► Germany, and ► Luxembourg.

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